‘We Need Credit Alerts, Not Misleading Statements’ – ASUU Tells Education Minister

Sunnex Egbu

3 hours ago

The University of Jos branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, to stop making misleading statements regarding the Federal Government’s fulfilment of agreements with university workers.

Naijaonpoint reports that the Jos branch chairperson, Prof Jurbe Joseph Molwus, in a statement on Tuesday, warned that the union may resume its suspended strike if the issues remain unresolved within the next two weeks.

Recall that ASUU had, on October 22, 2025, issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its outstanding demands or risk a total strike.

However, the union stated that two weeks after the ultimatum, not much progress has been made, as they have yet to receive their withheld salaries, wage award arrears, and other entitlements.

ASUU also expressed concern that the ₦50 billion Revitalisation Fund, which the government claimed to have released weeks ago, has not reached any university.

The statement reads, “As we mobilise for our National Executive Council, NEC meeting scheduled for November 8–9, we expect that outstanding entitlements such as the 3.5 months withheld salaries, 25/35 per cent wage award arrears, promotion arrears, and unpaid salaries of some members would have been paid by now.

“But all we get are press releases from the Honourable Minister of Education. What we need are credit alerts, not misleading statements.”

Speaking further, the union also describe Alausa’s claim that the government had disbursed ₦2.3 billion to clear salary and promotion arrears across federal universities as false and embarrassing, stressing that the amount could barely cover the needs of three universities.

The union added, “The minister’s claim of clearing the backlog exists only in his imagination. N2.3 billion is grossly inadequate and almost insulting. The minister must state clearly what fraction of the outstanding entitlements this money is meant to cover and for whom.”